03/07/2017 South African photos again as nothing much different in the garden! Mostly birds as we saw so many while we were away.

Maximum temperature 25C, minimum 13C.  12 km/h NW winds.  1 mm rain measured, cloudy all day.  Full sun due back tomorrow if the forecast has it right!

Pearlspotted Owl (Glaucidium perlatum). 

Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo africanus).

 

As above.

Burchell's Coucal, (Centropus_supercillosus).

Red crested korhaan (Eupodotis ruficrista).

Bateleur eagle (Terathopius ecaudatus). 

Long crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis).

Red-backed shrike  (Lanius collurio).

Yellow-billed kite (Milvus aegyptius).

Wildebeest (Connochaetes) and Impala (Aepyceros melampus).

Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus).

 Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), classified as endangered in RSA.

Southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri).

As above, you can see the large wingspan, and yes they can fly!

30/04/2017 Wet day and I have been catching up with photos taken on our trip to Botswana in February, so here are a few of them.

Maximum temperature 18C, minimum 6C. 29 kmh with 50 kmh gusts SW wind. Cloud and sun.  Quite a bit of rain not measured as yet.

Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus).

Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas).

Young Zebra.  Burchell's zebra. (Equus burchelli).

Broad-bordered grass yellow  (Eurema brigitta).

Brown Veined White  (Belenois aurota).

Crimson-breasted shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus).

Elegant Grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans).

South African giraffe  (Giraffa giraffa giraffa).

Red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama).

White rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

Baboon in hiding!  Family (Cercopithecidae).

Wait for me Mum.  Elephant  (Loxodonta africana).

Pied kingfishers (Ceryle rudis).

Rainbow at Chobe.

and sunset on the Chobe river.